2ESDRAS16;47 the more they deck, The Kingdom Prophecy WISDOM

2 esdras 16
40 O my people, hear my word: make you ready to thy battle, and in those evils be even as pilgrims upon the earth.

41He that selleth, let him be as he that fleeth away: and he that buyeth, as one that will lose:

42He that occupieth merchandise, as he that hath no profit by it: and he that buildeth, as he that shall not dwell therein:

43He that soweth, as if he should not reap: so also he that planteth the vineyard, as he that shall not gather the grapes:

44They that marry, as they that shall get no children; and they that marry not, as the widowers.

45And therefore they that labour labour in vain:

46For strangers shall reap their fruits, and spoil their goods, overthrow their houses, and take their children captives, for in captivity and famine shall they get children.

47And they that occupy their merchandise with robbery, the more they deck their cities, their houses, their possessions, and their own persons:

48The more will I be angry with them for their sin, saith the Lord.

49Like as a whore envieth a right honest and virtuous woman:

50So shall righteousness hate iniquity, when she decketh herself, and shall accuse her to her face, when he cometh that shall defend him that diligently searcheth out every sin upon earth.